Job Type

Permanent

Fife

United Kingdom

55000

Per annum
Skill Level

Senior

Key Skills

  • Electronics Manufacturing
  • engineering
  • FMEA
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • NPI
  • NSD
  • Process Improvement
  • Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Job Posted: March 16, 2026
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Manufacturing Engineer

  • Permanent
  • Fife
  • £50000 - £55000 per annum GBP / Year

Searchability

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Salary up to £55,000 plus strong benefits package
  • Fife based role within a highly advanced engineering and manufacturing environment
  • Opportunity to work on critical products supporting national defence programmes
  • Join an established manufacturing engineering team delivering complex, high reliability technology

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a well-established engineering organisation operating within the defence and advanced technology sector. They design and manufacture highly complex systems that support critical programmes across the UK and internationally.

With continued programme growth and increasing demand for their technology, they are now looking to add an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer to their engineering and manufacturing team.

THE BENEFITS

  • Salary up to £55,000
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy or sell additional leave
  • Company pension with generous employer contribution
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible benefits scheme including health plans and cycle to work
  • Career progression pathways and internal training opportunities
  • Relocation support available

THE SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER ROLE

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will support the manufacturing lifecycle of advanced electronic products, ensuring processes are efficient, repeatable and capable of delivering high quality outputs.

You will work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams to improve product performance, support manufacturing cells, and lead process improvements across production activities.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting product performance and manufacturing processes
  • Root cause analysis and corrective action activities
  • Supporting Design for Manufacturability and New Product Introduction activities
  • Working with KPIs, metrics and reporting to drive improvements
  • Supporting manufacturing cells with technical engineering expertise

SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • HND or degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering or a related STEM discipline
  • Experience within electronics manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of process improvement and lean manufacturing principles
  • Experience with process FMEA, control plans and process flow development
  • Strong communication skills and ability to present technical information
  • Experience working within engineering or manufacturing organisations

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [email protected]. For further information please call 0203 854 0120 / 07889 589 648.

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering, Electronics Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement, FMEA, NPI, Engineering, NSD

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